Historical Marker

Lynching in America / Lynching in DeKalb County

Decatur · DeKalb County · Erected 2020

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Placed by the Equal Justice Initiative and the DeKalb Remembrance Project, this marker names Black men killed by white mobs in DeKalb County between 1877 and 1950, confronting a long-unacknowledged history of racial-terror lynching.

About this site

Lynching in America / Lynching in DeKalb County is a historical marker in Decatur, DeKalb County, erected in 2020. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.7741, -84.2967 near Decatur. The nearest cataloged historic site is DeKalb County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Decatur, Garrard’s Cavalry Raid, and The Stoneman Raid.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.7741, -84.2967 · Decatur, DeKalb County

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